Bryan's Quest

I am trying to update my theme for Valentine's Day, but can't change the font color of previous posts en-masse to show up easier against the new background. So I apologize in advance for my lack of bloggie-knowledge and the strain on your eyes.

Bryan is on a quest to indoctrinate our oldest son into the gaming world. Today, he traded in a bunch of his old Game Cube games for a new Nintendo DS. For you non-gaming-geeks, this is like the Game Boy, a portable video game system. I question who will be playing this thing more--Brandon or Daddy. Granted, Brandon's cousin Berkeley has one and some rotten kids at his school bring them to daycare, but Brandon likes to watch instead of participate. He is content with his little V-Smile in his room, where no one will see him lose. When Bryan fires up the PS3, Brandon will sit for hours watching, giving constant unsolicited advice for winning the most complex battles. But he won't take the controller for fear of losing in front of his Daddy. As I write this, Bryan has the stylus for the DS hanging from his lip like a cigarette, with headphones plugged in--playing Mario Kart. And Brandon is upstairs practicing the games he knows he can win. Perhaps someday he can come downstairs and have a gaming showdown with his father--nothing would make Bryan more proud.